TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - Attempted suicide during interferon therapy: A case report and literature review JO - Infezioni in Medicina A1 - Pardelli, R. A1 - Vivaldi, I. A1 - Maccanti, O. A1 - Sani, S. A1 - Manicagli, V. SP - 221 EP - 224 VL - 6 IS - 4 N2 - Occasionally, in the medical literature, attempted or successful suicides during interferon therapy are reported. We report a case of a 32-year old man who developed a psychotic syndrome with attempted suicide at the third month of treatment. The cessation of interferon and an appropriate psychiatric therapy determined a complete remission of symptoms. A medical literature review, through several computerized searches, showed a lack of research into the subject. The main conclusion of our article emphasizes the importance of recognizing the early neuropsychiatric symptoms, that are reversible at the cessation of treatment.

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